What is actually in the metadata?

Usually your name, your organisation, the software you used, and when the file was created and last edited. On a CV, a tender or a blind academic submission, any of those can say more than you intended.

Does this make the document fully anonymous?

No, and this is the important part. Embedded images carry their own metadata, and the file name travels with the document too. For a blind submission, clear the properties here, then check what is left and rename the file before sending.

Will it change how the document looks?

No. Metadata is not drawn on the page. Every page renders exactly as before.

Remove PDF metadata

Strip the author, software and timestamps a file carries without showing them.

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Drop your PDFs here

or pick them from your device

Your files are never transmitted. Nothing is uploaded.

Good to know

Accepts: PDF
Files at once: One at a time
Transmission: None — nothing is uploaded.

Chain it

Run this tool and the next one back to back — nothing to download in between.

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How to do it

1
Add your file
Add the document you are about to send somewhere. Metadata is the part nobody looks at and everyone forgets is there.
2
Set it up the way you want
Nothing to set. The author, title, producer, creation dates and the software that made the file are all cleared.
3
Download the result
Download the cleaned copy. The pages look identical; what changed is the part your reader never showed you.

Questions about Remove PDF metadata

What is actually in the metadata?: Usually your name, your organisation, the software you used, and when the file was created and last edited. On a CV, a tender or a blind academic submission, any of those can say more than you intended.
Does this make the document fully anonymous?: No, and this is the important part. Embedded images carry their own metadata, and the file name travels with the document too. For a blind submission, clear the properties here, then check what is left and rename the file before sending.
Will it change how the document looks?: No. Metadata is not drawn on the page. Every page renders exactly as before.